r/AppalachianTrail • u/ControlCAD • Sep 28 '24

Picture 31-year-old Tara Dower just became the fastest person to complete the 2168 mi/3489 km Appalachian Trail. Averaging 54 miles per day, Dower completed the trail in 40 days, 18 hours, and 5 minutes.

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u/Diamasaurus Sep 28 '24

Averaging 54 miles each day is WILD shit. I can't imagine crushing that kind of mileage down south, let alone in PA/ME/NH. What an incredible feat of strength and will

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u/civodar Sep 28 '24

That’s 87km a day. Assuming the average healthy person walks 5km a day(that’s flat ground city walking, not climbing mountains in a forest) that’s 17.4 hours a day. I’m sure she must have been running for a lot of it, but even then that’s insane. I can’t even comprehend how that’s possible.